Psychopathological correlates of risk for adolescents in secure treatment

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dc.contributor.authorMcCulloch, Ariana
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education
dc.contributor.supervisorBernes, Kerry B.
dc.date.accessioned2007-05-13T20:28:49Z
dc.date.available2007-05-13T20:28:49Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionxi, 193 leaves ; 29 cm.en
dc.description.abstractThis research utilized data concerning adolescents at imminent risk for harm confined to the Edmonton and Lethbridge secure treatment centres in Alberta. Once screened for inclusion criteria in a single stage, non-random convenience sampling protocol, 210 files were included in the study. From these files, the adolescents' psychopathological diagnoses, Suicide Probability Scale (SPS) scores as well as other demographic data (including age, gender, ethnicity and previous suicide attempts) were recorded. This research was designed to delineate the characteristics of adolescents admitted to secure treatment, examine the overall suicide risk in this sample, investigate the relationship between study variables via crosstabulation and chi-square analysis, and to determine which independent variable/s best predicted suicide risk via ANOVA and multiple lineear regression analysis. Analysis results indicated that the sample was predominantly comprised of female adolescents, Caucasian ethnicity and was aged between 13 and 15 years. The majority of adolescents with suicide history information available in their file had previously attempted suicide. Youth demonstrated an average of 2.7 psychopathological diagnoses, the most frequent of which were conduct disorder, substance abuse, depression, adjustment disorder and parent child relational disorder. The majority of youth were in the moderate suicide risk category from SPS scores. Multiple linear regression analysis determined that the diagnoses of adjustment disorder and depression were found to be predictive of increased suicide risk scores, as was gender (females had higher risk scores), age (younger adolescents had higher risk scores) and previous suicide attempts. Those in the "other" ethnicity category demonstrated lower suicide risk scores.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/228
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 2005en
dc.publisher.facultyEducation
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education)en
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen
dc.subjectTeenagers -- Suicidal behavioren
dc.subjectTeenagers -- Suicidal behavioren
dc.subjectSuicidal behavior -- Risk factorsen
dc.subjectJuvenile delinquents -- Suicidal behavioren
dc.subjectYouth -- Suicidal behavioren
dc.subjectSuicide -- Preventionen
dc.titlePsychopathological correlates of risk for adolescents in secure treatmenten
dc.typeThesisen
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